23 Then He brought us out from there, that He might bring us in, to give us the land of which He swore to our fathers.” – Deuteronomy 6:23
The Bible says that God brought His people out of the land of Egypt, where they were slaves, so that He could bring them into the promised land. God is in the business of relocating His people for their own good. Sometimes by wandering, or by inheritance, or by chance we could find ourselves in a place where God does not want us to be. That could be a place where we live, a place where we work, a relationship we’re involved with, a sinful thought process we have, or something else. God wants to bring us out of the bad place to bring us into the good place.
“He brought us out from there, that He might bring us in…” God has to do a work of removing us from our present harmful situation, so that He can bring and lead us into the wonderful things that He desires for our lives. There first must be a work of detachment before there can be a work of reattachment to something which is far better for us. God has our best interests in mind.
We simply must be careful though to ensure that we are not found to be fighting against God! Sometimes we are so busy trying to hold onto the things that we’ve grown accustomed to (although they are not really best for us, and possibly not even good). God may be trying to remove us from those hurtful things so that He can bring us into the promised land–something far better! Let us not be content to stay with something that is hurtful to our spiritual life, or retarding our progress in usefulness for God’s kingdom (as long as leaving it is in harmony with God’s commands and will for our lives). Let the bad things part, that God may fill us with the good. And let us not argue with God like many of Israel, who though they were taken out from a bad place, let their minds linger there. Many tried to hold onto what had appeared to be the benefits of Egypt, while forgetting the harmfulness of that land, and even God’s promise to fulfill with something better. Let us not doubt God’s promise or become discouraged in the way from there to the new place where God is leading. Though the journey may seem difficult, the place where God is leading us well surely be worth it!
